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Working Wives

　　Last week, we published an article about modern marriage．A recent survey showed that in England 51 percent of married women go out to work．People were asked what they thought of “working wives”．The results were as follows：

　　We asked readers to write and tell us their opinions．Here are some of the hundreds of letters we received．?

　　I’m a(woman)photographer．I make plenty of money, travel a lot, and meet a lot of people．I enjoy my work, and would hate to stay at home．I would never marry a man who wanted me to give up my work．

　　O’Leary

　　At present there are over 1,000,000 unemployed men in Britain．If a woman gets a job, she puts one more man out of work．Perhaps that man has a wife and twelve children to support．Let women stay at home where they belong to．

　　Ted Stubbs

　　I am a mother of twelve children．When I go to work, my husband looks after the children．He is very good with the children and enjoys staying at home with them．And I enjoy my job as a bus driver．

　　Boot Battersea

　　We are twin sisters, who both got married recently．One of us(Doreen)kept her job．The other(Doris)gave up her jobs．But Doris gets bored staying at home, and Doreen gets bored going out to work．So now Doreen works for a week, while Doris stays at home．Then Doris does Doreen’s job for a week, while Doreen stays at home．At work, they never know if it’s Doreen who’s working today!

　　Doris & Doreen Bean Hendon

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　　One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather．Several times, it 　　1　　 several obstacles in its path．And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour．　　2　　 one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10mm wide．After some 　　3　　 thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked 　　4　　 it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way．I was 　　5　　 by the cleverness of this ant．It was only a small insect, lacking in 　　6　　 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome．　　7　　 this ant, like the other two-legged creatures 　　8　　 on the earth, also shares human failings．

　　After some time the ant 　　9　　 reached its destination－a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its 　　10　　 home．It was there that the ant met its 　　11　　．How could that large feather possibly 　　12　　 such a small hole?Of course, it couldn't．So the ant, after all the 　　13　　 and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just gave up the 　　14　　 and went home．The ant had not thought the problem through 　　15　　 it began its journey and in the end the feather was 　　16　　 more than a burden．Isn't our 　　17　　 like that?

　　We worry about our families; we worry about the 　　18　　 of money; and we worry about all kinds of things．These are all burdens－the things we pick up along life's path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to 　　19　　 that at the destination they are 　　20　　 and we can't take them with us．